John Phillip Sousa was an American bandmaster and composer. He was raised in America's capital, Washington, D.C. After attempting to join a circus band, Sousa's father enlisted him in the Marine Band instead. Sousa is known as "The March King" because he wrote 136 amazing marches. He also helped create an instrument known as the "Sousaphone" which is what tuba players march with.
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If a composer could say what he had to say in words, he would not bother trying to say it in music. |